sixth

sixth
[sɪksθ] 1.
determinante sesto
2.
pronome
1) (in order) sesto m. (-a)
2) (of month) sei m.

the sixth of May — il sei maggio

3.
nome
1) (fraction) sesto m.
2) mus. sesta f.
3) GB scol. sixth form
4.
avverbio [finish] sesto, in sesta posizione
* * *
noun
1) (one of six equal parts.) sesto
2) ((also adjective) (the) last of six (people, things etc); (the) next after the fifth.) sesto
* * *
sixth /sɪksɵ/
A a.
sesto: in the sixth row, in sesta fila; This is the sixth longest river in the world, questo è il sesto fiume più lungo al mondo
B n.
1 sesto: (mat.) one sixth, un sesto (1/6); He came in sixth, arrivò sesto; She is ranked sixth in the world, è sesta nella classifica mondiale
2 (mus.) sesta
3 (nelle scuole inglesi e del Galles, = sixth form) biennio (dal 16В° al 18В° anno di età) in preparazione per l'esame di ammissione all'università (detto ‘A Levels’)
4 [u] (autom., mecc.) sesta marcia, sesta
5 (nelle date): May 6th, il 6 maggio
sixth former, alunno di un «sixth form» □ sixth sense, sesto senso; intuito
sixthly
avv.
in sesto luogo (nelle enumerazioni).
* * *
[sɪksθ] 1.
determinante sesto
2.
pronome
1) (in order) sesto m. (-a)
2) (of month) sei m.

the sixth of May — il sei maggio

3.
nome
1) (fraction) sesto m.
2) mus. sesta f.
3) GB scol. sixth form
4.
avverbio [finish] sesto, in sesta posizione

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